Summary: MATH 150A MATH ANALYSIS I Spring 2006
Lecture MWF 2:00pm - 3:30pm JR 243
Instructor: Alexander Alekseenko, SN 130, phone: (818) 677-2645
e-mail: alexander.alekseenko@csun.edu
web: www.csun.edu/~ama5348/
Textbook. D. Varberg, E.J. Purcell, and S.E. RigdonCalculus, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle
River, New Jersey 07458, 2000.
Course content. Functions; limits and continuity; differentiation: definition, basic rules, chain rule,
derivatives for power and trigonometric functions; higher order derivatives; implicit differentiation; related rates
problems; linear approximation and differentials; max-min, 2nd derivative test; curve sketching; the mean value
theorem; integration: antidifferentiation, area; the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus, mean
value theorem for integrals; logarithmic and exponential functions; inverse trigonometric functions and their
derivatives. 5 credits, 3 classes per week, 3 midterms, 1 final exam.
First two classes. According to the university policy, a student missing first two class meetings "loses the
right to remain in the class roll and must formally withdraw from the class". Please, check the policies and
regulations in the University Catalog for details and, please, be present.
Deadline to enroll. Subject to availability of seats, permission numbers will be issued to add to this course
within first three weeks. During the fourth week, adding a class is permitted in exceptional circumstances only.
After week four, starting February 27, students WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ADD any classes.
Deadline to drop. During the first three weeks of the semester, students can drop a class through SOLAR.